Brandywine Village in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

One Love Park

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

1. One Love Park Marker

Inscription. Originally named Tatnall Street Playground in 1907, this park is located across the street from the home at 2311 Tatnall Street that singer-songwriter Bob Marley occupied with his mother in 1966. In order to raise funds to start his own record label in Jamaica, Marley assumed the alias "Donald Marley" and worked as a lab assistant at DuPont and on the assembly line at the nearby Chrysler plant, among other jobs. To honor Marley's time in Delaware, the park was renamed "One Love Park" in 2014, taking its name from the singer's hit 1977 song with The Wailers, "One Love/People Get Ready."

Erected 2015 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-216.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 39° 45.269′ N, 75° 32.304′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Brandywine Village. It is at the intersection of Tatnall Street and 24th Street on Tatnall

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Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shiloh Baptist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louis L. Redding Park (about 800 feet away); Brandywine Village and the Road to Yorktown (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1st Rhode Island Regiment (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Tatnall House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brandywine Village (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brandywine Pumping Station (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Bob Marley - Biography. (Submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. One Love - You Tube.

One Love Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 3, 2024

2. One Love Park

The historical marker is located inside the entrance to One Love Park.

(Submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

3. One Love Park

2311 Tatnall Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

4. 2311 Tatnall Street

Home where Bob Marley lived.

Jamaican Pride Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 3, 2024

5. Jamaican Pride Mural

On West 24th St, next to the park, a relative of Bob Marley has created a mural celebrating the singer and the neighborhood's Jamaican heritage.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,138 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on March 17, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 5. submitted on March 17, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.